Kushiro District Court pleads guilty to the murder of a woman who ran a snack bar and was a former customer. [北海道]:Asahi Shimbun Digital

The primary trial within the jury trial of Noriyoshi Shido, 59, an unemployed man from Ashoro, Hokkaido, who was charged with homicide and abandonment of a corpse for killing a lady who ran a snack bar and abandoning her physique in a forest, was held on the ninth. , Kushiro District Court docket (presiding decide Kenta Igusa). At his arraignment, Shido acknowledged the fees, saying, “I can not clarify the main points myself, however there is no doubt about it.”

In response to the indictment and different paperwork, on November 10 of final 12 months, Shido hit Nobemoto within the second-floor bed room of Mayumi Nobemoto’s (then 66-year-old) snack bar proprietor in the identical city, hitting her within the head dozens of occasions with a hammer after which punching her within the neck. He was killed by strangling him together with his arms. It’s believed that the physique was taken by automobile to a forest within the city and deserted. He’s additionally charged with theft and fraud for stealing and utilizing Nobemoto’s bank cards.

Defendant Shido confessed throughout voluntary interrogation. A pad with blood on it that matched Nobumoto’s DNA sort was discovered on the location the place he gave his assertion, and a part of his left foot was later discovered across the scene.

Defendant Shido was a daily buyer on the retailer, however he had not been to the shop for about six months resulting from monetary issues, and on the day of the incident, he visited Nobemoto’s house.

In questioning, the defendant claimed that they had been making an attempt to borrow a automobile after they obtained into an argument and Nobemoto introduced out a hammer. He stated, “I held her right down to make her settle down,” however stated, “I do not bear in mind the circumstances or emotions that led to the homicide.”

There is no such thing as a dispute over the info of the case, and it’s anticipated that the sentencing shall be at challenge. The trial concluded on the eleventh, and the decision is scheduled for the thirteenth.